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Value Investing Is Less Popular
In Asia Despite Higher Returns

By

Sarah McBrideStaff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Dec. 14, 2000 12:01 a.m. ET

Value investing is back this year, at least in the U.S., but Asia has largely missed out on the party.

Not only do Asian investors seem uninterested in pursuing value investing, financial advisors say, but the offerings here are slight. Very few Asian-focused funds bill themselves as value investors, or those who search out strong companies with low price/earnings ratios that have been ignored by the rest of the market. For Asia, Templeton Franklin and Value Partners Ltd. are about the only game in town.